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Dan (birth name possibly "Daniel") was a boy from Gateshead and was an unfortunate on Series 3, Episode 10 (Hackney). While the other unfortunates from the episode are from Hackney, according to The Caretaker, Dan is from Gateshead. - "Dan, is from the planet Gateshead. How did he get in there?"

Season 3: Episode 10 (Hackney)[]

Dan appeared in Series 3, Episode 10 (Hackney) which aired on CBBC and BBC One on 6 March 2009.

Dan's Journey Through The Tower[]

On Floor 6: 'Wall Of Sorrow', Dan received 2 votes as saboteur, one from Osman, who voted for Dan because: "Every time the bricks fell, it was very close to him", and one from Salima, who voted for Dan because: "He was always out of breath, and was always next to bricks that fell" and voted for Osman as the saboteur because: "He turned away from the wall when the lights came back on". Juhel and Callum also voted for Osman, while Yinka voted for Juhel. The real saboteur was Osman. As the team failed the unfortunate with the most votes as saboteur (Osman) got trapped.

On Floor 5: 'Spooked', Dan received two votes as saboteur, one from Callum, who voted for Dan because: "He was only going for one book and most of them were wrong" and one from Yinka, who voted for Dan because: "He was acting oddly and choosing the wrong books" and voted for Callum as saboteur because: "Every time we chose a book, he was trying to lead her to another different book". Juhel also voted for Callum and Salima voted for Juhel. Dan tied with the most votes along with Callum. Fortunately Dan drew the long straw allowing him to pass to the next floor, while Callum ended up trapped. The real saboteur was Callum.

On Floor 4: 'Two Faced Liar', Dan received no votes as saboteur and voted for Salima as saboteur because: "On the last question she said it was true and persuaded us it was true when it was false". The other two unfortunates (Yinka and Juhel) also voted for Salima. The real saboteur was Salima. As the team failed the unfortunate with the most votes as saboteur (Salima) got trapped.

On Floor 3: 'Camp Fear', Dan received no votes as saboteur and voted for Juhel as saboteur because: "There was no logs where Juhel was at any time". Yinka also voted for Juhel. Juhel got the most votes, however the team passed, therefore the real saboteur (Yinka) was automatically trapped.

On Floor 2: 'One Way Out And There Can Only Be One Winner (Fight For Freedom)' Dan went against Juhel and won 4 points to 2 and escaped the tower. Dan left the tower saying: "I'm free!"

 Trivia[]

  • Due to Dan not being from the same location (Hackney) as the other Unfortunates in Series 3, Episode 10 (Hackney), he may have likely been a substitute for a female Unfortunate who was intended to appear, but didn't show up for filming. This may also explain the gender imbalance of Unfortunates in the episode (2 females and 4 males). Gateshead (where Dan was from) was also the location of the Unfortunates from Series 3, Episode 6 (Gateshead).
  • Dan answered all his questions correctly in The Fight For Freedom.
  • Dan's surname is "McGowan". He has a YouTube account: https://www.youtube.com/user/176DanielM
  • Dan is the only male unfortunate to escape the Tower in an episode in which Spooked was played.
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